Hat and hat-lining.



L. FREEMAN. HAT AND HATLINING.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-29.19]!- Patented Augl 13, 1918.

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LEON FREEMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAT AND EAT-mums.

' Specification-of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

Application filed December 29, 1917. Serial No. 209,382.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, Lnon FREEMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hats and Hat-Innings, of wliich tho following isa specifica' tion. My invention. relates to hats such as are Worn upon the head. It has more particular reference at the present time to ladies hats.

Themanufacturer of ladies hats usually provides in the hat a lining which comprises a band-like portion or side stitchedahout the head opening of the crown, and an upper portion or tip stitched about the gathered The shirthe lining to conform somewhatto the general shape of the crown and leaves an opening ordinarily from four to five inches in diameter, orof oval shape. l "he tip is permanently stitched to the shirred edge of the' side, thus making a. complete cup-sliaped llIllIlgfiOl the hat. The lining is first made complete and later stitched about the margin of the head opening of the crown of the The manufacturer also frequently applies as' ribbon bands, bows, artificial foliage,- etc. Sometimes theiretailer of the hat applies the trimmings, and sometimes the purchaser of thereto applies the trimmings at forne. Itv

5 not suit'the customer, although the shapethe bare, shape with'the "linin secured often happensthat the trimmings applied by the manufacturer or by the retai r do of the hat is satisfactory. 'In such, cases the "common practice is to rearrange the old or I Q'apply new trirjnmings to suit the customer.

" the owner de siresjto rearrange thBtllII k':

mings time to time or to apply difie .ent trimmings enever 1n.a hat of the construction indicated itis desirablejo re? or alteration musti pl 1 i1 considerable arrange orapp'l'y new trimmings to a shape. isnearly alwa s'neoessary t e .50 I here and there at the. pl ce where 'thejhmjng to. takejo it lining, which is I one by breakingthestitches is securedto theshape, and after the repairs during the life-of the hat.

which rnay be "circular and which is' sho wearer, nnnecessarily bothersome and annoying, as indicated by the improvements l'ierein disclosed.

In view of'l'he foregoingdisadvantages lnhering in the usual hat and lining con struction heretofore, the object of the pres ent improvements is to provide a hat lining; having provisions whereby when the same is in normal position in the hat, access may be had to the interior surfaces of the crown for site ntions or repairs to the ornmnentsi trimmings, or for any other purpose, in an easy and expeditious manner, and without the necessity of separating the side portion of the liningfroni the hat.

In. the accompanying drawings, which form a part of-this specification, I have illustrated these improvements as a plied to a hat of conventional outline. in these drawings Figure 1 is a medial, longitudinal, vertical section through the hat and lining;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary bottom View of the hat of Fig. 1 with a portion of the lining side broken away to show otherwise concealed parts;

Fig. 3 is a face view of the tip of the lining; and

Fig. L is a fragmentary sectional view showing the preferred form of catch means for holding the tip upon the side. various kinds of trimming to the hat, such:

7 The hat may he of any approved shape, form'or material. It is shown as comprising a crown portion 10 anda brim 11. The side portion or side 12 oft-he lining may be of theusual construction and is made from a. strip of fabric of the desired width, which width may vary according to the height of the crown, but which will be sufficient to admit the head of the wearer into the crown as far, as may be desired. About five inches is perhaps the more usual width for the strip constituting the side 12. The upper edge of the side 12 is shown as being turned {over at 13, forming a hem to give finish and itofprovide a better foundation for the as .teners. The upper portion of "theside is. gathered or 'shirred as usual so as to dnaw [the opposite portions ofthe edge 13.some.

whattogether, thus leaving tin-opening 14, orlo'v'al it esired,

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the drawings. I also" pr m otltlirie more accurately the sheen of its oral elliptical ee s-fit ag-wean is prefer-' "ably. a rectangular "piece of fabric, as well shown in Fig. 3 but winch may conform. i n

opening 1-2 if desired, being preferably somewhat larger than the opening H. By making the tip portion 15 rectangular the cornersthereo'f substantially deeply overlap the upper portion of the side and assist in holding the tip in its desired position when in use.

Around the margin of the edge 13 of the. side I provide catch or locking elements 1.7. and at corresponding distances apart and in the same arrangement I provide on the tip 15 interlocking elemei'its 1.8 adapted to engage the elements 17 in readily ren'iorahlc relation. I preferably employ the well known. form of snap catch ill ustrated ha \ing a head on one membe adapted to be s n'un into a socket on. the other member. which forn'i of soap catch requires no detailed description. Other forms of interhooking or interlocking devices oi"a. readily operable character to release one part from the other may be employed.

In practicejl-ie improved lining is slltfllO-ll in its desired position according to the 1 Her practice, namely, along the edge 20,'at or adjacent to the head opening of the hat. Suitable ornamentation may also he applied to the outside of the hat by the manu'lac-. turer or dealer at any time either before or after the sidelZ has been secured by stitclr ing, at 20. Should alterations, modifications or repairs he required at any lime, hefore or after the hat goes into the possessioi'i 0f. the wearer,- access may he had to the interior of the crown by simply releasing some or all. of the catch elements l7 and 18 from each other, thus constituting the opening 14 between the edges 13 a hand opening for the person making the substitutions, alterations, or repairs. Ordinarily for such operations the improved 'lining will be drawn bodily out of the crown and the tip 15 entirely removed,whereupon the hand may be inserted intov the crown of the hat for manipulating the needle or doing any other necessary work.

Having finished the repairs it is'only necessary to reengage the catch members 17 and 18 and push the lining back'into position.

I claim:

l. A hat lining comprising in combination a part having a hand'opening therein, catch elements spaced apart about said opcning,-a closure for said opening, catch elements spaced apart on said closure and adapted to cooperate with said first mentioned catch elements for h lding the closure in closing position on said part having the opening, said catch clei11ents ,l)eii1g readily operable to release said closure to admit the hand to he' passed through said opening.

2. A hat lining comprising in combination a side portion, a tip port-ion, and a plurality of spaced apart readily releasable interl0ck ing catches positioned operatively between the tip portion and the side portion to hold the two portions in readily separable rela' tion to each other, each of said catches comprising a pair of co-engaging ineml'icrs.

LEON FREEMAN. 

